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The provincial government's new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), which will take effect next July, is meeting with mixed reactions on the Sunshine Coast.

At a special meeting of the District of Sechelt council Wednesday, July 29, council passed first reading on several motions required before renovations can begin on the future Arrowhead clubhouse.

The province is set to do a review of B.C. Ferries, looking to find if customers are receiving maximum value for services.

An early morning fire on Saturday, Aug. 1, has left a 60-year-old recreation home on the 3000 block of Lower Road in Roberts Creek in ashes. Roberts Creek volunteer fire department chief Bruce Searle said he got the 9-1-1 dispatch call around 4 a.m.

The Town of Gibsons is one step closer to having an overarching plan to govern development in and around the harbour. The planning committee and council voted July 27 to select Matrix Architecture and Planning Inc.

Two people were taken to hospital early Saturday night, Aug. 1 after sustaining minor burns after hot oil spilled from an outdoor fryer.

A medical emergency aboard the 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1 sailing aboard the Queen of Surrey put the rest of the Saturday schedule way behind.

The wildfire risk across the province has reached a critical level due to continued hot and dry weather, and British Columbians are being asked to voluntarily restrict back country activities.

For the ninth year running, the Fraser Blues formation demonstration team caused jaws to drop at this year's Sea Cavalcade. But this year, there was a difference.